The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-19
A GOOD STORY.
A archaeological Man Stands Small
Chance Against a Bloodhound

From the NeU York Sun.
In crossing the Strand, London, lodged
the pole of one vehicle just in time to be
struck by the shafts of another, and, as the
pavement was slippery, | went down, and
the vehicle went over me, breaking my left
leg below the knee An hour later | was in
my bachelor apartments the work of the
surgeon Finished, and feeling that ought
to be thankful to have come off with nv
life. / was in for a siege of many weeks,
and had some business which must be at
tended to by an outsider. Therefore, after
day or two, | sent for Capt Jack
Williams, an old acquaintance. He an
swered promptly enough, and we soon
made very satisfactory arrangements He
was a bluff, honest fellow, out of active
service, and having nothing to do, and the
only unpleasant feature about his friendship
was the fact of his owning a monster Rus
sian bloodhound. The brute was his shadow.
Where the dog could not go the Captain
would not go. He refused all parties and
receptions because of the dog He refrained
from excursions by land or sea because he
would be temporarily separated from Gar,
as he called the animal. The pair were we'll
known in London, and the Captain was as
safe at midnight in the slums as any other
man would be in the Strand at MONDAY.
One glance at the dog was enough to show
made no friends either among dogs or men,
and had miraculously escaped dozen we'll
laid traps to bring about his death.
hated Gar, and on two or three occa-
sions had reason to believe that the feeling
was returned. When the Captain called
and found me laid up, he had sense enough
to snow that the presence of the brute
might annoy me, and he therefore shut him
up in the servants room for few minutes
The dog was usually prompt in obedience
On this occasion he obeyed in grudging,
sulky manner, and before leaving the room
threatened me SO plainly that became ap-
prehensive The Captain agreed that Gar
should not enter my sick room again, and
in couple of weeks l had forgotten all
about the incident.
had apartments ON the second floor,
three rooms in a row, with hall along the
front of the last two. The first room was
~ for my servant, man who had been with
me for many years. The next was the re-
ception room, and the third my sleeping
room. One coming down the hall could
enter at the door of either room. The bed
room and reception room were connected,
but the servants room was entirely shut off
1t was a hot day in August, with all doors
and windows open, l was feeling pretty
smart although, the pain was
friends had just departed, after
a brief call, when Henry, my servant came
in to see what he could do for me. l was fiat
on my back, as you know, with no chance
to turn over on account of the leg, but had
him prop me up with two or three pillows.
then sent him for ice. He had but a few
steps to go, and the doors were left open be-
hind him. He haG been gone about five
minutes when in walked Capt. Williams
Russian bloodhound. | shouldn't have said
walked; on the contrary, he came running
in, head up, tongue out, and his eyes as red
as live Goals. | saw him the moment he
entered, and it passed through my brain
like flash that he was mad.
The door leading into the hall was opened.
Twice as the dog circled around the room
he seemed on the point of going out, but
each time changed his mind, whined in an
uneasy way, and then continued his circling.
He did not look for me nor at me. 1t was a
large room, with the bed against the WALL
and from the way the brute bumped against
the chairs believed he was nearly blind
He had been with me two or three minutes
when the hall door was caught by a draught
of wind and slowly pulled to. 1t did
not quite shut. The dog noticed the
movement, sprang to get out, and
the result was that he pushed the door shut
and snapped the spring lock- The door lead
ing into the reception room was still open,
but the door from that into the hall was
shut. The animal rushed into this room,
upset chair and bumped the table, and
then came back whining, his tail down and
his courage gone, and skunk under my bed
That the dog was suffering with hydro
phobia there could be no doubt. As he re-
turned from the reception room there was
foam on his jaws, and he was so weak he
staggered.
Had been well man and fully armed
my situation would have been bad enough
There was, perfectly helpless, locked in
with the brute, and knowing it might be
hours before death came to him. My
servant had key to the door, and when he
returned he would open it and walk in.
There was not the slightest question but
that the dog would at once attack him. L
had two or three minutes in which to think,
and it was wonderful how clear-headed l
was. looked upon my own chances as
hopeless, and therefore determined that
when Henry returned / would call out to
him before he got the door open. | was
also concerned for fear the dog would get
out of the building. 1t was crowded
neighborhood, and he might bite score of
people before be was destroyed.
IL is said that the presence Of great dan
ger sharpens the sense of hearing. believe
thS to be true, for / have had several per-
sonsd experiences. As lay there waiting
for my servant to return plainly heard
sounds which could not have come to my
ears under ordinary circumstances. AT the
foot of the second fight Of stairs, distance
OF fully ~ fect from my bed, Henry was
stopped by young man who lodged Oh that
floor. ] heard him say;
II was waiting here to tell you that Capt
Williams brute of a dog passed up stairs a
short time ago. Is the Captain theref"
He was not there when | leftn
And he has not come in after the dog;
The animal bad scaly look, and you'd
better be careful how you drive him out"
THANKS sir; I'll hurry right up"
heard my man come upstairs and along
the hall As soon rs he saw that my bed
room door was shut he seemed to suspect
the worst, and he acted like hero He
came down the hall on tip-toe put his face
close TO the door, and sang out:
Colonel, know the big dog is In your
room, and | am going for help. liz ne
comes near you shut your eyes and pretend
TO he dead
The sound of his voice put the dog into n
frenzy. Ho growled and snarled and
snapped, and as the man. hurried down the
hall the beast rushed from under the bed
with dreadful howl aud began rushing
around theroom as before After making